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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Dear LWG members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">The National Mine Action
Standing Board (504 Standing Board) would like to invite the
members of landmine working group to the “Consultation
Workshop on establishment of the Mine Action Partnership
Group” (MAPG), to be organized in the morning of 17<sup>th</sup>
December 2015 at Pullman Hotel, 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">As announced by General
Nguyen Chi Vinh, Head of 504 Standing Board in the Mine
Action Development Partnership Conference in March last
year, t</span>he MAPG is an initiative to create an open and
inclusive dialogue forum between the Government of Vietnam,
donors and development partners on the policy, plans and
solutions related to mine action for coordinating
international support to implement the National Program on
Mine Action 2010-2025 (Program 504). After more than one year
of consultation with relevant stakeholders, the draft TOR of
MAPG on the organizational structure and operational mechanism
of the MAPG has been completed. The next step is to get the
official comments from the donors and development partners
before the MAPG TOR is finalized and submitted by MPI to the
Prime Minister for approval.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">IC-VVAF is asked by 504
Office to assist circulating the draft TOR for your review
and comments at the workshop. In case you are not able to
attend the workshop, kindly send your comments to 504 office
through email <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:office504.uxo@gmail.com">office504.uxo@gmail.com</a>
or <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:bien.work13@gmail.com">bien.work13@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Pls. find attached the
invitation letter, the workshop agenda and MAPG’s TOR in
Vietnamese and English translation versions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">We’d like to apologize for
the short notice and look forward to your participation and
comments at the workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">With Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu Ha<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nguyen Thu Ha<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation-The
International Center (IC-VVAF)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">58 Tran Nhan Tong, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi,
Vietnam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: (84 4) 37339444 (ext. 310)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fax: (84 4) 37339445<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mobile: 84 (0) 912069059 <o:p></o:p></p>
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